Sorry man, i should have been more specific. I live in Ottawa, Canada and I will be spending most of my time at Mt. St. Marie in eastern Quebec. I think the terrain is muddy rooty in the spring and from what i hear it tends to dry out a bit later on in the summer. As a noob i have no experiences running anything other then Geax on my 29er. I would want to go more for grip than speed. I was thinking maybe Schwable HD's but i noticed alot of guys are running muddy marry's and others. I understand I could get a hundred different answers as tires are very user specific but a starting point would be good. Also i will be setting up my tires tubless on the flows.

Mont Ste Marie is running a bike park now?!
Nice!
Is Camp Fortune running a bike park in the summer or are the lifts only open when there's races on? I moved away before Fortune started lift access. I raced a few XC races in the early to mid 90's at Fortune.

I grew up in Ottawa but left before there was any thought of lift access for biking.
Mont Ste Marie is where I spent my hard earned cash in the winter being a snowboard hoodlum back in the early days of snowboarding!

Mont Ste Marie is running a bike park now?!
Nice!
Is Camp Fortune running a bike park in the summer or are the lifts only open when there's races on? I moved away before Fortune started lift access. I raced a few XC races in the early to mid 90's at Fortune.

I grew up in Ottawa but left before there was any thought of lift access for biking.
Mont Ste Marie is where I spent my hard earned cash in the winter being a snowboard hoodlum back in the early days of snowboarding!

Sorry man I meant Fortune, I get them mixed up all the time. I used to ski at both back in the day before snow boards were invented.

Just saw this post. Noel Buckley sent me a Christmas present too (well, not directly):Attachment 749418

I am coming off of a 6 year love affair with my Yeti 575. This thing does everything the Yeti did, but much, much better. As others have mentioned - the overall handling of the bike is phenomenal. Very stiff laterally - makes it super fun side-to-side. Very plush and swallows up small trail chatter and two-foot holes with equal aplomb. It climbs well too, even with a 160mm fork - no problem. The geometry is killer. I had the good fortune of demo-ing the Chilcotin twice on my home trails, but when I tried the Endorphin, it felt the same on the downhills, but much more nimble on the flats and climbs. It's a stout frame. The cool thing was, I transferred virtually all of my parts over from my 575, and the XL bike weighed in at 29lbs, 13 oz - a full pound lighter than my 575. Same fork, wheels, tires, drivetrain, cranks, h-bar, stem, saddle, brakes, etc.